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(1) Each interrogatory shall be answered separately and fully in writing under oath, unless it is objected to, in which event the objecting party shall state the reasons for objection and shall answer to the extent the interrogatory is not objectionable.

Rule 1-026 - General provisions governing discovery A. Discovery methods. Parties may obtain discovery by any of the following methods: depositions; interrogatories; requests for production or to enter land; physical and mental examinations and requests for admission.

On motion and on such terms as are just, the court may relieve a party or the party's legal representative from a final judgment, order, or proceeding for the following reasons: (1) mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect; (2) newly discovered evidence which by due diligence could not have been discovered ...

Parties may obtain discovery of any information, not privileged, which is relevant to the subject matter involved in the pending action. The information sought need not be admissible at the trial if the information sought appears reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.

Rule 1-030(C) NMRA provides that examination and cross-examination of witnesses may proceed as permitted at trial under the New Mexico Rules of Evidence, "except Rules 11-103 and 11-615 NMRA." The reference to Rule 11-615 NMRA addresses whether other potential deponents can attend a deposition.

The court ultimately concluded that the New Mexico Supreme Court would apply the rule of discovery (i.e., the claim accrues when the plaintiff knows or with reasonable diligence should have known of the injury and its cause) because (i) this interpretation was supported by New Mexico's intermediate courts; (ii) the New ...